Had a really brain stimulating discussion again with Otto (as always) in Café Picnic…. One new observation worth of writing down:
Only for the last 20-30-40 years we (the “western” life style people) have been living according to sort of “static resources world model” – we assume that energy, water, warmth, all sorts of food and goods are available to us at any given time. The whole (business) world seem to be actually build upon that demand. More such things are created for us every year. All the competition is around who delivers us the best/cheapest static supply.
Only for the last 20-30-40 years ago world had been based on “dynamic resources world model” – we consume what is “naturally” available at given time of the year, we have bright light when there is day, we buy goods when old ones are worn out….
Our top chefs are actually bringing the dynamic resources world back to food – they emphasize increasingly how we should cook according to our own natural year rotation, from local ingredients.
Solar and wind energy are examples of the same in technology.
Peculiar thought but instead of building ever bigger farms of servers to serve increasing static demand, could we go towards dynamic model eg by Sami Pekkola’s legendary “pick a number for internet service queue” idea – “Our service if powered with solar only - We will service you when resources are available”.
More seriously, looking forward in seeing more companies who make profitable business from being limited, sustainable, dynamic. Might also fit to emerging new work force’s philosophy “do work to able to live, not live for work”?
Only for the last 20-30-40 years we (the “western” life style people) have been living according to sort of “static resources world model” – we assume that energy, water, warmth, all sorts of food and goods are available to us at any given time. The whole (business) world seem to be actually build upon that demand. More such things are created for us every year. All the competition is around who delivers us the best/cheapest static supply.
Only for the last 20-30-40 years ago world had been based on “dynamic resources world model” – we consume what is “naturally” available at given time of the year, we have bright light when there is day, we buy goods when old ones are worn out….
Our top chefs are actually bringing the dynamic resources world back to food – they emphasize increasingly how we should cook according to our own natural year rotation, from local ingredients.
Solar and wind energy are examples of the same in technology.
Peculiar thought but instead of building ever bigger farms of servers to serve increasing static demand, could we go towards dynamic model eg by Sami Pekkola’s legendary “pick a number for internet service queue” idea – “Our service if powered with solar only - We will service you when resources are available”.
More seriously, looking forward in seeing more companies who make profitable business from being limited, sustainable, dynamic. Might also fit to emerging new work force’s philosophy “do work to able to live, not live for work”?
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